Massachusetts Report on Nursing - December 2020

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14 • <strong>Massachusetts</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on Nursing November 2020 American Academy of Nursing 2020 Conference, Awards and New Inductees Inge B. Corless PhD RN FNAP FAAN The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) was developed in 1973 to serve the public and the nursing profession by advancing health policy, practice, and science through organizational excellence and effective nursing leadership. The Academy and its more than 2,700 members create and execute knowledge-driving and policy-related initiates to drive reform of America's health system. i The 2020 annual meeting and induction ceremony was held virtually from Oct. 29-31 with the theme “In Crisis and in Calm, Leading with Purpose”. The focus was on “the unique role the nursing profession plays in achieving equitable care- especially as we grapple with an increasingly grave global health crisis.” ii For the Academy inductees it was “Connect, Collaborate, and Celebrate”. In this review, we will emphasize the Academy inductees from <strong>Massachusetts</strong> or some with a <strong>Massachusetts</strong> connection. President Eileen Sullivan-Marx led an excellent meeting that included discussions related to COVID-19, racism, achieving health equity, the year of the nurse and midwife among other topics. One of the first celebrations was of the individuals designated COVID-19 Award Winners including: Ukamara Oruche PhD RN PMHCNS FAAN (innovation) Marissa Pietrolungo MSN RN CCRN (Leadership) Doris Grinspun PHD RN (LLD (hon) Dr (hc) FAAN,O (Policy) Jason Farley PhD MSN MPH ANP-BC AACRN FAAN (Science). In a separate ceremony the following leaders were honored for improving health and health care: Admiral Susan Orsega MSN FNP-BC FAANP FAAN Stephanie Ferguson PhD RN FNAP FAAN Sheila Burke MPA RN FAAN Millicent Graham MBA FAAN Patrick DeLeon PhD SD MPH FAAN Every year AAN celebrates those who have made outstanding, life-long contributions to nursing and health care. This year those named Living Legends include: Linda Harman Aiken PhD RN FRCN FAAN Bobbie Berkowitz PhD RN NEA-BC FAAN Kathleen “Kitty” Buckwalter PhD RN FAAN Beverly Malone PhD RN FAAN Marilyn Rantz PhD RN FAAN i Retrieved 11_04_2020 from: https://www.aannet.org/ about/about-the-academy ii Retrieved 11_04_2020 from: https://www. academypolicyconference.com/ During the induction ceremony, the AAN President’s Award was given to Lord Nigel Crsip; Karen Donelan ScD EdM (the inaugural Stuart H. Altman Professor of U.S. Health Policy at the Heller School at Brandeis University and a Senior scientist and Associate Professor of Medicine; at the Mongan Institute of Health Policy Research Center at the MGH and Harvard Medical School); Ahrin Mishan MPS, MAVA; and a final President’s Award was given to a physician who graduated from Holy Cross College in 1962, is married to a nursing leader (but that’s not why he received the award), and is Chief of the Laboratory of Immunoregulation and the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci. As you can see the new inductees to the American Academy of Nursing from <strong>Massachusetts</strong> are in good company. Andrew Dwyer, PhD, FNP- BC, FNAP, FAAN I believe that the collective strength of nursing is a powerful and important force for helping to alleviate disparities to genomic healthcare. Dr. Dwyer is a boardcertified Family Nurse Practitioner with 20+ years of experience in endocrinology and translational research at the <strong>Massachusetts</strong> General Hospital (MGH) in Boston and the University Hospital of Lausanne in Switzerland. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University, a Masters’ degree in Nursing from the MGH Institute of Health Professions and a PhD from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing, an external Faculty Nurse Scientist in the Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research at the <strong>Massachusetts</strong> General Hospital and a Researcher in the Harvard Reproductive Endocrine Sciences Center. His clinical focus is reproductive endocrinology and he specializes in genetics and disorders of growth/puberty. He has worked in interprofessional research teams and has contributed to the discovery of 17 genes underlying Kallmann syndrome and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. He has authored/ co-authored >100 articles and he presents his work internationally. He holds leadership positions in several professional organizations including the Global Genomic Nursing Alliance, International Society of Nurses in Genetics, Endocrine Nurses Society, Pediatric Endocrine Nursing Society and Sigma Theta Tau International (Alpha Chi). He previously served as Vice-Chair of the European Society of Paediatric Endocrine Nursing and a nursing board member of the European Society of Endocrinology. In 2018, he was named a Distinguished Fellow in the National Academies of Practice and was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in 2020. Dr. Dwyer is an NIH-funded researcher who utilizes patient engagement and digital solutions to address key challenges in genetic literacy and disparities in genomic healthcare. Viola Karanja, BSN, RN, RM The greatest lesson I have learnt during my career is Mentorship. Mentorship for the young generation of Nurses is quite important. This will ensure no gaps in nursing leadership and more so have nurses at the table making decisions and coming up with policies and not having other people making policies for us nurses. Viola Karanja received her BSN from University of Dundee (UK), her RN / RM from Nairobi, Kenya. Viola has been a registered nurse and midwife for over 30 years, with 15 of those years serving in leadership positions. She has worked throughout the African continent from South Africa, to South Sudan, her native Kenya and currently in Liberia where she is the deputy executive director for Partners in Health,* the first African nurse to hold that position within the organization. In her current role, Viola ensures that the services rendered by PIH Liberia in Maryland county are in line with the Ministry of Health’s strategic plan. Under her tutelage, a nursing center of excellence has been founded to expose and train Liberian nurses in various nursing specialties to serve the needs of the community. Viola actively mentors nurses to become healthcare leaders, advance quality improvement initiatives, and become advocates to improve patient outcomes despite resource limitations and hierarchical practice constraints. Viola’s passion for mentorship and the realization that a pipeline of nurses are needed propelled her to create a leadership development program at her current institution to ensure that nursing leadership will continue to evolve and flourish. It is the hope of advancing the nursing profession that inspires Viola to continue to invest her time, expertise and experiences to mold the next generation of nurses to become global leaders at decision making tables contributing not only to health policies that reduce health disparities and inequalities but to strengthen health systems for us all. * Dr. Sheila Davis, a member of AAN is the CEO of Partners in Health. Elissa Ladd, PhD, RN, APRN, FAAN Population health depends on advocacy in the policy space - and showing up - at the local, state, and federal level. Dr. Ladd received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science degree from Rush University, and PhD from the University of <strong>Massachusetts</strong>. Dr. Ladd has worked as a nurse in health care settings around the world. She volunteered with midwives in a maternity center in Lima, Peru, served as a Commissioned Officer with the Indian Health Service on the Navaho Indian Reservation, and worked in refugee camps on the Thai/Cambodian border. Her global work continued within the context of her academic career as a consultant in the development of a nurse practitioner program at Walter Sisulu University in South Africa and as a Fulbright Scholar at Manipal University in South India. There she served as a professor and mentor to students and faculty in the College of Nursing, focusing on research and nursing practice innovations. She went on to create an academic partnership between Manipal and the MGH Institute of Health Professions which now supports bidirectional student and faculty immersion programs. Dr. Ladd received funding from the US-India Educational Foundation to promote expanded capacity in inter-professional health professions education. Dr. Ladd’s research focuses on practice and policies that pertain to nurse prescribing in domestic and global arenas. She has lectured and published widely on policy topics that relate to pharmaceutical practice and advanced practice nursing. She a member of the Core Steering Group of the International Council of Nurses Advanced Practice Nurse Network (ICN/APNN) and was recently appointed as a Co- Director of its Global Academy of Research and Enterprise. Dr. Ladd, who is a faculty member at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, was recently was recently inducted as a Fellow into the American Academy of Nursing and, in 2019, was the recipient of the Inspiring Global Nurse Award by Nurses with Global Impact at the United Nations. Patricia Reidy, DNP, RN, MS, BSN, FAAN I feel honored and privileged to be inducted into the American Academy of Nursing and to be among such esteemed leaders in the nursing profession. As a Fellow I have the opportunity to address health disparities through my work in interprofessional education and practice, and to enhance the role of the advanced practice nurse. Dr. Patricia A. Reidy received her nursing diploma from the Fall River School of Nursing, a BSN from Fitchburg State College, MS degree from the University of Lowell and DNP degree from the University of <strong>Massachusetts</strong>: Amherst. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with extensive clinical, managerial, and teaching experience in community health centers who maintains a clinical practice at the Family Health Center of Worcester. Dr. Reidy is Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the School of Nursing at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. She was named a Distinguished Fellow and Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice. Dr. Reidy has lead initiatives promoting innovative interprofessional clinical practice models, curriculum development, and academic-clinical partnerships to prepare advanced practice nurses in collaborative practice. As Principal Investigator she received $2.3 million dollars in grant funding from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advanced Nursing Education Workforce to implement team-based care for persons living with multiple chronic
November 2020 <strong>Massachusetts</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on Nursing • 15 conditions and support interprofessional practice learning at a student-faculty practice providing primary care with underserved populations. This model has been widely disseminated and received the prestigious Public Health Excellence in Interprofessional Collaboration Award by the US Public Health Service and Interprofessional Education Collaborative. She has served as a catalyst for faculty regionally and nationally to adopt new academic interprofessional models; and to infuse new curriculum content and experiences for advanced practice nurses caring for vulnerable populations and promote health equity. Ellen M. Robinson, PhD, RN, HEC-C Nursing’s disciplinary perspective shines light on patient response when the patient’s voice is lost in a highly medicalized culture. Collective voices of ethics and policy experts to urge responsible stewardship of resources can impact end of life care and redirect utilization of health care dollars towards more beneficial care Ellen M. Robinson, PhD, RN, HEC-C is a graduate of the William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, receiving her Masters’ degree in Cardiovascular Nursing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in 1983, and her PhD degree in nursing with a focus on nursing ethics in 1997. During her doctoral program, Ellen was the recipient of a National Research Service Award (National Institute of Nursing) for her dissertation research and awarded a pre-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Veterans Affairs. In 1998, Dr. Robinson completed the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics medical ethics fellowship after which she transitioned into the role of Nurse Ethicist at the <strong>Massachusetts</strong> General Hospital (MGH). In her role as nurse ethicist, Ellen provides ethics consultation to health professionals, patients and families. She has served on the MGH Optimum Care Committee since 1993 and as co-chair of the committee since 2007. In Dr. Robinson’s role as committee co-chair, she was a leader with physician colleagues in the development and implementation of the hospital’s ‘Do No Harm’ policy, which aims to protect patients approaching end of life from the harms of CPR. Dr. Robinson serves on the MGH Hospital for Children Pediatric Ethics Committee and the Harvard Medical School Ethics Leadership Council; she also holds a faculty appointment in the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics. Ellen has successfully co-directed a research program on ethics consultation that has contributed empirically to life sustaining treatment policy and clinical ethics literature in processes, outcomes and themes of ethics consultations. Dr. Robinson is currently chair of the Clinical Ethics Consultation Affairs committee of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities. The highlight of Ellen’s professional career has been continued active engagement and mentorship of clinical nurses and health professionals in direct care roles involved in ethically complex situations and interested in career development. and equity-centered invention practices has been featured in national media outlets such as Forbes, Scientific American, on NPR, and in the journal Science. Lisa Wolf, PhD, RN, CEN, FAEN, FAAN The most important lesson I’ve learned is that the problem is bigger than you think it is. I learned this from Dottie Jones, who was my dissertation chair and mentor at BC. I walked in with a nice tight study on chest pain, and walked out with a theory of decision-making that has shaped my practice and research ever since. Dr. Lisa Adams Wolf received her BA in Anthropology from Amherst College, a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Emerson College, a diploma in Nursing from St Elizabeth’s Hospital School of Nursing, a Masters’ degree in Nursing from Molloy College, and a PhD from Boston College’s Connell School of Nursing. Dr. Wolf is the Director of Emergency Nursing Research at the Emergency Nurses Association, and an adjunct professor at both the University of <strong>Massachusetts</strong> and Elms College. Dr. Wolf’s work focuses on understanding the socio-clinical structure of the emergency care setting as an influencing factor in nursing practice and patient safety. Her dissertation work provides a theoretical model of clinical decision-making in emergency care environments that demonstrates the intersection of individual factors and socio-environmental factors at the point of clinical decision-making. Her work since then has continued to expand and explicate the research, practice, and educational implications of that intersection. Over the last decade, she has identified individual and environmental driving factors in workplace bullying, moral distress, and fatigue that affect both nursing and patient outcomes. Her most recent work identifies the chronic, cumulative, unacknowledged secondary trauma prevalent in emergency nursing as a driver of lateral and organizational violence, suicidality in nurses, and errors in clinical decision-making. Her work consistently underpins both educational and policy work by the Emergency Nurses Association, specifically in critical areas of residency education, workplace violence, triage practices, identification and management of high-risk patients, and emergency nursing staffing guidelines. She has developed theoretical frameworks that describe the elements and effect of the unique environment of the emergency care setting on nursing and patient outcomes, with application of those frameworks to real-world problems, reframed the role of an organizational research institute into a unique mechanism to effectively bridge the theory-practice gap nationally and internationally, leveraged leadership of an organizational research institute to address cross-disciplinary problems in the care of patients with reproductive care and psychiatric care needs, and conducted creative, wide-ranging explorations of nursing phenomena that underpins education, practice, and policy for emergency nursing. Nancy White Street, BSN, MSN, ScM, ScD, PPCNP-BC Today, I chose to come to my local library for my commentary, a place where stories are celebrated and shared. During this most challenging time of COVID, and in the year 2020, nurses are center stage in our world, celebrated as heroes of the front line and leaders in our communities. Collectively nurses have a responsibility to raise their voices, tell their stories to educate leaders and community influencers. Stand up, be seen and be heard! Advocate for the health and well-being of the marginalized populations of the world. Dr. Nancy White Street received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Boston College and an MS degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She holds Masters’ and Doctoral degrees in Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Street is a nurse and social epidemiologist with a thirty-year record of scholarship, program development and implementation in global health, nursing education, and adolescent medicine. She is the Co-Founder and former Executive Director of the International Nurse Faculty Partnership Initiative at Regis College, leading the education of nursing faculty in Haiti from 2011-2017. Dr. Street is currently the Co-Director of the Global Nursing Caucus, an organization focused on building and strengthening worldwide collaborations between nurses to advance healthcare for all, through research, practice and education. She was the inaugural Julia and Harold Plotnick Professor of Global Nursing at the University of <strong>Massachusetts</strong>-Dartmouth, where she expanded global partnerships locally and nationally, including the development of a nurse-led community health worker program in the Mississippi Delta. A pediatric nurse practitioner with over twenty-five years of experience in adolescent health, she has worked in urban health care centers serving the needs of inner-city children. Nancy translated her clinical observation of the sleep deprivation epidemic among adolescents into a doctoral dissertation in social epidemiology, and advocates for later school start times at the national and local level. Dr. Street is a Professor at <strong>Massachusetts</strong> College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University. Rachel Walker, PhD, RN, OCN Scholars and mentors have taught me that most of the systems people refer to as ‘broken’ are functioning exactly as designed, and the people in power know it. If we want to create new futures to transform health, we need to transform who has the power, including, in nursing. Rachel Walker is a nurse inventor, Associate Professor and PhD Program Director at UMASS Amherst College of Nursing, where they also help to direct the IALS Center for Health and Human Performance. They are a co-founder of the Nursing Mutual Aid collective and the first and only nurse ever to serve as Invention Ambassador for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, where they’ve advised government agencies like the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy and industries from UnitedHealth to Facebook on policy related to invention, technology and A.I. in health care. Their work on more inclusive VOLUNTEER TODAY! Emergency Preparation and Response Disaster Medical Support Vaccination Clinics Emergency Sheltering Community Events Call Center Support Free Training and CEUs Public health professionals rely on Medical Reserve Corps volunteers to assist in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies. Join your local MRC unit to further serve your community during this public health emergency! Participating units and coverage areas: • Brookline MRC • Metro East MRC: Arlington, Belmont, Braintree, Cambridge, Chelsea, Cohasset, Everett, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Norwell, Quincy, Revere, Scituate, Somerville, Watertown, Weymouth, and Winthrop • Newton MRC • Norfolk County 8 MRC: Canton, Dedham, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Walpole, Wellesley, and Westwood We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to every nurse serving during this public health emergency. Join us! region4ab.org/mrc
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